1. Get the facts! Solvent Abuse
Issued July reviewed February next review February 2018

2. What products do you know about?
What is sniffing?
‘Solvent abuse or sniffing’ is when everyday household products are inhaled on purpose to get high/ a buzz ’.
What products do you know about?
Smellathon

3. It will never happen to me…will it?
Really?…
Abuse of products has killed more young people under 16 than all other illegal drugs.
Many people who die from ‘sniffing’ do so on their first or second experiment; in 67% of deaths there was no evidence they were regular users or had ‘inhaled’ products before.
Total of 2390 recorded deaths.
A Loaded Gun

4. Instant death
Normal Heart Beat
Arrhythmia - Ventricular Fibrillation

5. Immediate effects on the body
Hallucinations
Dizzy
Light Headed
Chronic Headaches
Drowsy
Blackout
Runny Eyes & Nose
Buzzing in the Ears
Giggly
Smelly Breath
Spots/Sores around the mouth
Difficulty Breathing
Sick
Drunken feeling

6. Long term effects of inhaling

7. The Dangers Suffocation Explosions Choking on Vomit Fatal Accidents
Heart Failure
Hallucinations
Egg Roulette

8. Norfolk coroner’s concern over widespread solvent abuse after ruling teenager’s death was accidental…15 year old died accidentally from butane
By DAVID FREEZER Wednesday, January 16, :30 AM

9. Current MISuse
2.9% of year olds had inhaled a household product in the last year (NHS, 2015)
Over 95% of young people are not using
products as drugs.
Solvent AbUSE can kill instantly

10. If you need Support www.re-solv.org www.talktofrank.com
Search for your local ‘Young People’s Drug and Alcohol Service’
Speak to your GP or nurse practitioner
Issued July reviewed February next review February 2018